Brussels vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$4528
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1853
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$3510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	83
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	196K	373K

The cost of living in Brussels is 0.3% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 1988th and 1971st ($1958 vs $1963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1633rd in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Cleveland. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Cleveland ranked 72nd in the United States, while ranked 173rd and 269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Cleveland

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	Brussels	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$1081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$877
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$93.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$1033
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$18767

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1945
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1929
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2008
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1903
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1970
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1952
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1988
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1923
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1887
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1923
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1919
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1829
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1843
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1901
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1821
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1815
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1880
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1732
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1801
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1734
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1563
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1568
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1441
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1205
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1829
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1813